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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 07-05
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
845 AM EST FRI JAN 26 2007
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION
NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT
SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS
EMPLOYEES
FROM: GLENN AUSTIN
NWS DIGITAL SERVICES TRANSITION MANAGER
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: NINE EXPERIMENTAL CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD
PROBABILITY ELEMENTS TO BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL
DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ ON FEBRUARY 27 2007
AT 1400 UTC
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 27 2007 AT 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...NINE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS WILL
BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/ ON AN
EXPERIMENTAL BASIS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE GENERATED BY THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA.
THE NINE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS SHOWN
BELOW WILL BE ADDED TO NDFD FOR THE CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND FOR THE
16 PRE-DEFINED NDFD CONUS SUBSECTORS.
CONVECTIVE HAZARD OUTLOOK - DAY 1...DAY 2 AND DAY 3
PROBABILITY OF TORNADOES - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF HAIL - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF EXTREME TORNADOES - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF EXTREME HAIL - DAY 1
PROBABILITY OF EXTREME THUNDERSTORM WINDS - DAY 1
TOTAL PROBABILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS - DAY 2 AND DAY 3
TOTAL PROBABILITY OF EXTREME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS –
DAY 2 AND DAY 3
MORE DETAILS REGARDING THESE ELEMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED IN A
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO THE
ONLINE CATALOG OF EXPERIMENTAL NWS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BEFORE
THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE. REFER TO /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLISTE.PHP
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/PROBINFO.HTML
THESE FORECASTS ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE AS GRAPHICS ON THE SPC WEB
SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/
WITH THIS IMPLEMENTATION...THESE SAME FORECASTS WILL BE
AVAILABLE FROM NDFD IN THE STANDARD METHODS:
- GRIDDED BINARY /GRIB2/ FILES VIA FILE TRANSFER
PROTOCOL /FTP/
- IN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE VIA WEB SERVICE
- ONLINE GRAPHICS YOU CAN ZOOM IN ON
USERS WHO PULL NDFD ELEMENTS IN GRIDDED BINARY /GRIB2/ FORMAT
FROM THE NWS ANONYMOUS FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL /FTP/ SERVER...
EITHER VIA THE INTERNET OR VIA THE FAMILY OF SERVICES SERVER
ACCESS SERVICE...MAY NEED TO UPDATE THEIR PROCEDURES AND/OR
SCRIPTS IN ORDER TO ACCESS THESE NEW ELEMENTS.
FOR CUSTOMERS WHO KEY ON THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
/WMO/ SUPER HEADING TO ACCESS NDFD ELEMENTS...THE LIST OF SUPER
HEADINGS FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD
PROBABILITY ELEMENTS IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DATAMGMT/DOC/SPC.HTML
CUSTOMERS WHO USE THE NDFD IN XML VIA WEB SERVICE OR THE ONLINE
GRAPHICAL NDFD FORECASTS CAN USE THE SAME METHODS THEY CURRENTLY
USE TO ACQUIRE THESE NEW EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS. THE CONVECTIVE
OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY NDFD GRAPHICS WILL BE LABELED
EXPERIMENTAL.
MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT ACCESSING THESE NEW ELEMENTS
USING ALL OF THE STANDARD NDFD ACCESS METHODS IS AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/OPER_IMPLEM_9SPC.HTM
GENERAL INFORMATION ON ACCESSING AND USING NDFD ELEMENTS IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USER LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://NDFD.WEATHER.GOV/TECHNICAL.HTM
IF FEBRUARY 27 2006 IS A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...THIS
IMPLEMENTATION MAY BE POSTPONED. IN THAT CASE USERS WILL BE
NOTIFIED OF THAT DECISION VIA TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE AS
FAR IN ADVANCE AS POSSIBLE.
COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK ON THE EXPERIMENTAL CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH JUNE 29
2007. LINKS TO ONLINE SURVEYS FOR NDFD CUSTOMERS ARE /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
GRIB2 USERS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=NDFD-GRIDS
USERS OF XML SOAP SERVICE:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=XMLSOAP
NDFD ONLINE GRAPHICS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=GFP
THESE NEW CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAZARD PROBABILITY ELEMENTS WILL
REMAIN EXPERIMENTAL UNTIL ALL FEEDBACK IS ASSESSED AND A
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED. AT THAT TIME...THE NWS WILL
DETERMINE WHETHER TO TRANSITION THESE EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS TO
OPERATIONAL STATUS... DISCONTINUE THEM...OR REVISE AND RETAIN
THEM AS EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE PRODUCTS... PLEASE
CONTACT:
DR. RUSSELL SCHNEIDER GREGORY GROSSHANS
CHIEF SCIENCE SUPPORT BRANCH METEOROLOGIST
STORM PREDICTION CENTER STORM PREDICTION CENTER
NORMAN OKLAHOMA NORMAN OKLAHOMA
PHONE: 405-325-2066 PHONE: 405-325-2462
RUSSELL.SCHNEIDER@NOAA.GOV GREGORY.GROSSHANS@NOAA.GOV
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN FERREE
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SEVERE STORMS SERVICE LEADER
NORMAN OKLAHOMA
EMAIL: JOHN.T.FERREE@NOAA.GOV
IF YOU HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NDFD DATA...PLEASE
CONTACT:
DAVID RUTH
CHIEF...MESOSCALE PREDICTION BRANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
EMAIL: DAVID.RUTH@NOAA.GOV
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE
NDFD ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NDFD/TINS.HTM
ALL NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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